Something MORE!

     I was raised in a church. I was taught to believe in God. I was read to from the Christian scriptures. I am thankful for my upbringing, but I have also had to search for something more. My Joy Search and Joy Journey has led me many places:
---forgiveness for people who didn't know what they were doing to themselves or to me
---understanding my own God-given emotions are also created in His image, so He understands me better than I understand myself
---listening to the truth and confronting the lies by which I have lived because of emotional pain
---becoming more connected to safe people
    When I went to counseling and conferences, I took what I received and then added God and His Word to my new knowledge. I had no idea what I was doing, but it helped me tremendously.
    With the Life Model Works and Joy Starts Here resources, I have understood that I needed some brain healing! Some of you knew that already...didn't you?
    I am so thankful as I continue to learn, practice, and experience the amazing presence and comfort of Jesus in my life. He is helping me understand the complicated ways I act and react, as well as knowing that He fully gets me and delights in being with me all the time. I haven't always felt that way in my life.
    I think it's possible to teach old dogs new tricks!

Back to Joy

     I have not written in my blog for some time...but I'm back. I'm not going to explain everything that's been happening, not even what happened this last week at an Annual Event for Life Model Works. But here's a snippet of a result of this event:
     I got to bed about 12:30 a.m. and awoke at 6:30 a.m. I laid in bed a bit and thought:
---I am soooo thankful for my bed.
---When I sleep in hotel beds for 3 nights, I usually have backaches, but this morning I have no such thing.
     A still small voice whispered to me:
---I am so glad you slept well.
---I am happy that you can have this bed.
---Isn't it great how My children share with each other when there is a need?
My bed was one of two hospital beds given to my parents when they went into assisted living---from a friend at their church. My mother passed away in 2006, and I have had hers ever since. I did not sleep in it much until I moved to Seattle.
     This conversation continued about several other things, and even though I caught a cold, I am so excited about this day in a way I have not been for awhile!